Giovanni Trapattoni gearing up for final hurrah

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Why, at 68, does Giovanni Trapattoni need another job? Why does the coach who has won every honour in the game need to put himself through the mill again? And does he realise what awaits him in Ireland

The answers to the first two questions are simple: Trapattoni loves a challenge and believes, rightly or wrongly, that there is one “last hurrah” in him. He has worked from an early age and maintained that strict ethic throughout his life.

Growing up near Milan, as a young baker’s apprentice, he would rise at 3am to bake bread. He would then go